Section 1 - ESOL Initial Assessment

    Q1.1

    Select the picture of the telephone sign

    Section 1 - ESOL Initial Assessment

    Q1.2

    Select the picture of the woman sign

    Section 1 - ESOL Initial Assessment

    Q1.3

    Select the picture of the entrance sign

    Section 1 - ESOL Initial Assessment

    Q1.4

    Select the picture of the non-smoking sign

    Section 1 - ESOL Initial Assessment

    Q1.5

    Select the picture of the fire exit sign

    Section 1 - ESOL Initial Assessment

    Q1.6

    Select the picture of the disabled sign

    Section 1 - ESOL Initial Assessment

    Q1.7

    Please fill in the answers below

    Section 2 - ESOL Initial Assessment

    Q2.1

    Please fill in the answers below

    This is Eric

    He is from France. He lives in New York. He is a computer programmer.

    This is Kali

    She’s from India. She is a doctor. Her hospital is in the city centre.

    This is Jon and Carla.

    They are married and they’re from Germany. Carla is a teacher. She works in Berlin.

    Question 1

    Eric is from...

    Question 2

    Eric lives in...

    Question 3

    Jon and Carla are...

    Question 4

    Who is from india?

    Question 5

    Who lives In New York?

    Question 6

    Kali is a...

    Question 7

    Who works in a school?

    Section 2 - ESOL Initial Assessment

    Q2.2

    Please write 5 sentences about yourself

    Section 3 - ESOL Initial Assessment

    Q3.1

    Please read this text and answer the questions

    The New Job by Nadia Khan

    I am so happy! My brother Shafiq has found a job. He is very excited about it. He got a diploma in management three months ago and now he has a job.

    Shafiq started last week. He is working in a restaurant. He is the manager there. He has twelve people working for him: four cooks, six waiters, one person to clean up and a bookkeeper.

    Shafiq is a good manager. He loves food himself and likes to welcome guests to his restaurant. I think that he will be very good at his job! I am going to the restaurant tomorrow night with my parents and my other brother. I want to try the food. I’ll have the chicken and rice because it’s my favourite. I also love desserts. My brother says that the ice cream tastes great!

    We are all so proud of Shafiq!

    Question 1

    Nadia is happy about Shafiq’s new…

    Question 2

    He is working in…

    Question 3

    How many people work for him?

    Question 4

    How many Bookkeepers work at the restaurant?

    Question 5

    When is Nadia going to the restaurant?

    Question 6

    How many people are going with Nadia?

    Question 7

    Shafiq doesn’t like food at all

    Question 8

    Nadia is going to order…

    Section 3 - ESOL Initial Assessment

    Q3.2

    Please write about what you did at the weekend

    Try to write at least 6 sentences.

    You might want to use some of these words to help you…

    • Shopping
    • Friends
    • Family
    • Children
    • Cinema
    • Dinner
    • Car
    • TV
    • Park
    • Football

    Section 4 - ESOL Initial Assessment

    Q4.1

    Please read this text and answer the questions

    PART TIME JOBS. YOUR QUESTIONS

    Three students tell us about their part-time jobs
    Selena Bhattacharya

    I work as a cleaner in a shop in the city centre. It’s not near my house, but it is near the bus station, so I can get there on a number 19 quite easily. I don’t earn a lot, but because I work in the food department, I can buy things to take home at 20% discount. So I save money by working there! But nobody told me that in a big shop they pay you every month, not every week so I had no money for four weeks! Don’t forget to ask about that when you start a new job.

    Nina Milmo

    My job is in a restaurant. It’s good because I work at lunchtime when my daughter is at school. I work in the kitchen. It’s hard work, but the people I work with are very nice and we laugh a lot. Sometimes we go out together after work too. Some of them eat their lunch at work because it’s free. But I don’t do that because I prefer to eat at home with my daughter.

    When you start a new job, people forget to tell you, so you should ask a lot of things questions. For example, we wear a uniform and it is our job to wash it but I didn’t know so my uniform was really dirty for ages.

    Greg Bryniarski

    I work in a cinema. Some days, I check people’s tickets and show them to their seats and on other days I sell them ice-creams and sweets. It’s great _________ I see all the new films without paying! Sometimes my friends come to see films but I’m not allowed to talk to them.

    Last week, the fire alarm sounded during a film and I didn’t know what to do! Afterwards, the manager told me to read the Fire Instructions carefully. It’s always a good idea to do this when you start a new job.

    If you are having any problems at work, come to the STUDENT SERVICES department or call us on 0121 525 858 and we can give you some more advice.

    Question 1

    Where is this text from?

    Question 2

    What advice does each person give to people who are starting a new job?

    Question 3

    Which person can buy things cheaply at work?

    Question 4

    Which person sells food to people?

    Question 5

    Which person goes to work by public transport?

    Question 6

    Which person has made new friends at work?

    Question 7

    Which person does two different things as part of the job?

    Question 8

    Look at the line in pink text. The word ‘that’ means…

    Question 9

    Look at the line in blue text. Which word is missing?

    Question 10

    If you are having problems at work what should you do?

    Section 4 - ESOL Initial Assessment

    Q4.2

    Please write a few paragraphs about the following topic

    There are three topics with questions to help you. You don’t have to answer all the questions but try to write a few sentences in each box.

    Section 5 - ESOL Initial Assessment

    Q5.1

    Please read this text and answer the questions

    BIRMINGHAM LEISURE CENTRES

    A ________

    BLC is an expanding sport and leisure organisation with a very good reputation. We are one of the largest leisure employers in the Midlands. We have over 2000 staff in our centres. We aim to provide leisure and fitness facilities at affordable prices for the local community.

    B ________

    If you love sport and leisure, working with customers and understand business, we want to here from you. If you get a job with us we will offer you excellent training as well as good employment and career opportunities.

    C: WHAT OUR EMPLOYEES CAN EXPECT

    Our staff receive excellent pay – the pay is high ______ to other leisure centres. There is also an extra 8% bonus for good attendance. Employees are also offered a good pension. In addition, there is ongoing training, with great career opportunities and a discounted leisure centre membership.

    D ________

    We employ staff from all areas of the sport and leisure industry: leisure assistants, sales advisors, fitness instructors, swiming instructors, lifeguards, membership advisors, centre managers and assistant managers.

    E ________

    If you are enthusiastic and hard working, contact us today:
    For an application form, write to Human Resources Department BLC, Highgate House, Birmingham, B4 5BX or call 0121 112 5475
    For all other enquiries please email davidjones@blc.org
    To find out if there is a BLC centre in your area please call 0121 112 5400

    F: Our Website

    You can find other information by logging on to our website www.blc.org. You can read about latest vacancies, read customer feedback and how to become a member of our centres.

    Text adapted from Cambridge Entry 3 Reading exam

    Question 1

    Look at paragraphs A, B, D and E of the leaflet. Choose a heading for each paragraph from the list and put the letter of the paragraph into the box.

    Question 2

    Look at the line in green text. What word is spelt incorrectly?

    Question 3

    Look at the line in orange text. What word could replace ‘vacancies’?

    Question 4

    Look at the line in blue text. What word is missing?

    Question 5

    Look at the line in pink text. What word is spelt incorrectly?

    Question 6

    You want to know if there is a BLC centre near your home. What does the leaflet say you should do?

    Question 7

    You want to ask some questions about working for BLC. What does the leaflet say you should do?

    Question 8

    Look at part C of the leaflet. What are the advantages of working for BLC? Select YES or NO for the points below.

    lower joining fees for the leisure centre
    the chance of a better job in the future
    good pay for working longer hours
    free car parking at BLC centres
    more money for coming to work regularly

    Section 5 - ESOL Initial Assessment

    Q5.2

    You want to sell your house. Describe the house and its location

    You should include:

    • Facts: important details, such as numbers of rooms or exact location in town
    • Opinions: be persuasive – use adjectives to make the description interesting and the house sound desirable to buyers.

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